Aug 2, 2022
This will be my first full review of any anime on this website after over a year of nothing, but this show was so atrocious I felt obligated to dissuade people from watching it. It somehow manages to avoid being either decent or hilariously awful, and has been the single greatest waste of my time since getting into anime. I will try to be concise with my review, because while other reviews may go more in-depth with what makes this show so bad, even spending the time to read about it is a waste of your time.
The first thing that The Detective is Already Dead
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does is attempt to deceive you. They pull you into what seems to be an interesting story with a mystery at its core. There are mentions of genetic modifications, an incredibly animated fight scene, and an obvious best girl character. The first episode is by far the best thing about the show, and after finishing that episode, I couldn’t wait for the next one to be released.
The next thing that the show does is disappoint you. Every consecutive episode gets worse and worse. They introduce several other characters, who all turn out to be as one-dimensional or predictable as the MC. Lousy mysteries are tossed in as if the writer(s?) remembered the show was supposed to be about detectives, but couldn’t come up with anything interesting or original. And then they just start to throw whatever bullshit they can think of at the wall to see if it sticks. Werewolves, mechas, giant monsters, cyborgs, etc. This is genuinely reminiscent of a third grader’s idea of what a cool story would be. Not a single aspect of the plot is coherent, and the worldbuilding is nonexistent.
I truly hope that nobody respects themselves or their time so little as to actually spend the time to finish The Detective is Already Dead. I beg you, it is not worth it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 2
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